The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1989

• Citation: S.I. 1989/1579
• Sections: 28

Section 1 Citation and Commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) (Amendment) Regulations 1989 and shall come into force on1st October 1989.

Section 2 Preliminary

The Motor Vehicles (Type Approval for Goods Vehicles) (Great Britain) Regulations 1982 shall be further amended in accordance with the following provisions of these Regulations.

Section 3 Amendments relating to exhaust emissions

At the end of regulation 4 there shall be added the following paragraph:—

(14) Schedule 1B shall have effect for the purpose of specifying, in relation to certain vehicles, dates which are to be read as if they appeared in columns (5) and (6) of item 2B, and column (5) of items 2C and 2D in Schedule 1.

Section 4 Amendments relating to exhaust emissions

For items 2, 2A and 2B in Schedule 1 there shall be substituted the items numbered 2, 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D as set out in Schedule 1 to these Regulations.

Section 5 Amendments relating to exhaust emissions

A Schedule shall be inserted after Schedule 1A in accordance with the provisions of Schedule 2 to these Regulations.

Section 6 Supplementary provisions

In Schedule 1, in column (2) of items 3, 3A and 3B, for the words “Exhaust emissions” there shall be substituted the words “Smoke emissions”.

Section 1

Vehicles not propelled by spark ignition engines.

Section 1

Vehicles not propelled by spark ignition engines.

Section 1

Vehicles propelled by compression ignition engines and whose maximum gross weight exceeds 3500kg.

Section 1

Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.

Section 1

Vehicles not propelled by compression ignition engines.

Section 2

Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400 kg.

Section 2

Vehicles whose maximum gross weight does not exceed 3500kg.

Section 2

Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.

Section 2

Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.

Section 2

Vehicles with less than 4 wheels if they are constructed not to exceed a speed of 30 mph on the level under their own power or if they have an unladen weight of less than 400kg.

Section 3

Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.

Section 3

Vehicles propelled by 2 stroke engines.

Section 3

Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.

Section 3

Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.

Section 4

Vehicles fuelled by liquid petroleum gas.

Section 1

Items 2B, 2C and 2D of Schedule 1 shall have effect in relation to a vehicle as if wherever the words “see regulation 4(14) and Schedule 1B” appear in columns (5) and (6) there were substituted the date applicable in accordance with the following provisions of this Schedule.

Section 1

Vehicles, propelled by spark ignition engines, with a maximum gross weight of:—

Section 1

Vehicles propelled by spark ignition engines.

Section 2

In relation to an item specified in column 1 of the Table in Part II of this Schedule and a vehicle of a class specified in column 2 of the Table, the date to be substituted for each entry in column (5) of that item shall be the date shown in column 3 of the Table against a vehicle of that class.

Section 2

Vehicles propelled by com-pression ignition engines.

Section 2

Vehicles propelled by com-pression ignition engines.

Section 3

(1) In relation to an item specified in column 1 of the Table in Part II of this Schedule and a vehicle of a class specified in column 2 of the Table, the date to be substituted for each entry in column (6) of that item shall be—

(a) in a case where sub-paragraph (2) applies, the date shown in column 4(b) of the Table, and

(b) in any other case, the date shown in column 4(a) of the Table, against a vehicle of that class.

(2) This sub-paragraph applies in relation to a particular item and vehicle where—

(a) there is, and was on the date shown in column 4(a) of the Table against that item, in force a type approval certificate in respect of a type vehicle and the vehicle in question conforms with the type vehicle in such of the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking as are mentioned in that certificate, or

(b) there was on that date, in force in respect of another vehicle, a Minister’s approval certificate and the vehicle in question conforms with the other vehicle as regards the relevant aspects of design, construction, equipment and marking.